Trochosa dentichelis Buchar, 1997

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Trochosa dentichelis Buchar, 1997

Fig. 11

Trochosa dentichelis Buchar, 1997: 29 , figs 30–34 (♂ ♀). Marusik et al. 2020: 483, figs 1f, 2g –i, 3d, 4e (♂ ♀).

Type material. Holotype ♀ and paratypes 3 ♀♀ from BHUTAN: Sampa-Kothoka (1400-2600 m alt.), leg. W. Wittmer, 9 June 1972, repository NMB (no registration number specified); epigyne of one of the female paratypes examined from photograph.

Other material examined. BHUTAN: Thimphu (27°28’N, 89°38’E; 2300–2500 m alt.), collector unknown, 16-27 & 30 April & 31 May, repository NMB: 5 ♀♀, 1 ♂, 1 juv., examined from photographs .

Redescription and diagnosis. See Marusik et al. (2020).

Distribution. Bhutan ( Buchar 1997) and India: Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand (Marusik et al. 2020).

Notes. Buchar (1997) described this species from Bhutan. Marusik et al. (2020) recorded this species from India based on specimens collected from Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Uttarakhand. However , they were not sure about the conspecificity of their specimens with the types of T. dentichelis , even though they compared the specimens from India with the types. We could not find any significant differences between the material from Bhutan and those from India, thus confirming the occurrence of this species in India (compare Fig. 11A, C with Marusik et al. 2020: figs 2g –h, 4e).

Figures

FIGURE 11. Trochosa dentichelis Buchar, 1997. A–B male left palp: A ventral, B retrolateral. C intact epigyne of female paratype, ventral. Scale bars: A–C, 1 mm. © A. Hänggi, NMB, Switzerland.